DOG DAYSBy Jon Katz
City-dweller-turned-farmer Katz, author of A Good Dog, returns with further adventures from his animal-filled upstate New York sheep farm. Charming.

LIFE'S A BEACHBy Claire Cook
Midlife love, laughter, sibling rivalry and self-discovery from the author of Must Love Dogs. Goes down as easy as it sounds.

EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUMEedited by Jennifer O'Connell
Fun tributes to a beloved role model.

TO GET YOUR PULSE RACING

STILL SUMMERBy Jacquelyn Mitchard
In Mitchard's well-paced thriller, three old friends get lost at sea when a boat trip goes awry.

THE WATER'S LOVELYBy Ruth Rendell
Two sisters hide the details of their stepfather's drowning—until repressed memories begin to resurface. Chills from a master.

SLIPKNOTBy Linda Greenlaw
A sleepy Maine town, the local drunk found dead, a detective asking too many questions.... No, not Murder She Wrote—it's the The Lobster Chronicles author's first foray into mystery, and it's riveting.

TO FEEL TRANSFORMED

THE CURE FOR ANYTHING IS SALT WATERBy Mary South
A fed-up publisher heads, via trawler, from Florida to Maine. It's fun going along for the ride.

LIVING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGEBy Michael Tucker
The ex L.A. Law star details his and wife Jill Eikenberry's move to Italy. Viva la dolce vita!

JUST FOR FUN

DEDICATIONBy Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The authors of The Nanny Diaries return with a comedy about a 30-year-old whose high school boyfriend turned rock star won't stop singing about her. (Wouldn't you die?)